Folsom Lake

Folsom Lake is a on the in the Sierra Nevada foothills of , United States. , which encompasses the lake, is one of the most visited parks in the California park system.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir on the American River in California, United States
  • Also known as: “Folsom Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Folsom Dam and Folsom State Prison.

Power station
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is a concrete gravity dam on the of in the United States, about 25 mi northeast of . The dam is 340 ft high and 1,400 ft long, flanked by earthen wing dams.

Prison
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Folsom California State Prison is a California State Prison in , United States, approximately 20 miles northeast of the state capital of .

Prison
is a male-only state prison located in the city of , in . The facility is also referenced as Sacramento State Prison, CSP-Sacramento, CSP-SAC, and occasionally, New Folsom or New Folsom Prison which was its official name prior to October 1992.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Folsom and El Dorado Hills.

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is a city of 82,000 people in in . is home to Lake College, Dam, Prison and a historic district. is also home to the largest private employer in the Sacramento area, Intel.

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is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in , United States. Located in the Greater Sacramento region of , it had a population of 50,547 at the 2020 census, up from 42,108 at the 2010 census.

Folsom Lake

Latitude
38.7074° or 38° 42′ 27″ north
Longitude
-121.15606° or 121° 9′ 22″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Open location code
84CWPR4V+XH
Geo­Names ID
5349726
Wiki­data ID
Q4279837
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Estonian to Vietnamese—“Folsom Lake” goes by many names.
  • Estonian: “Folsomi järv”
  • Estonian: “Folsomi paisjärv”
  • Estonian: “Folsomi veehoidla”
  • French: “lac Folsom”
  • French: “Lac Folsom”
  • Hebrew: “אגם פולסום”
  • Italian: “Folsom Lake”
  • Italian: “Lago Folsom”
  • Japanese: “フォルサム湖”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Folsom Lake”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Folsom”
  • Slovenian: “Folsom Lake”
  • Slovenian: “jezero Folsom”
  • Vietnamese: “hồ Folsom”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Represa and El Dorado Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Folsom Dam and Mount Stoneman 1-016 Dam.

Sacramento County: Must-Visit Destinations

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